Park 51 Imam: ‘We Are Exploring All Options’ for Islamic Center

Staff / Truthdig Sep 13, 2010 Now that the the debate over the planned Park 51 Islamic center near Manhattan's Ground Zero has gone national, what does Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf have to say about the future of the project? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Preacher Cancels Quran Burning Over ‘Ground Zero Mosque’ Claims

Staff / Truthdig Sep 10, 2010 The leader of a Florida church says he called off his planned bonfire of Islamic holy books because the imam of the community center to be built near Ground Zero "has agreed to move the location." However, one of the developers of that project has reported: "We don't know anything about it." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Utah Sen. Hatch Speaks Up for Manhattan ‘Mosque’

Staff / Truthdig Sep 1, 2010 Certain of his less charitable constituents may have referred to him as "Borin' Orrin" in the past, but longtime Utah Sen Orrin Hatch has done something pretty interesting in relation to the Park 51 Muslim community center . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Muslim Center May Get a Tax Break

Staff / Truthdig Aug 28, 2010 In news sure to stir the ire of opponents of the ”Ground Zero mosque,” a spokesman for New York City Comptroller John Liu has said that the proposed Muslim community center might qualify for tax-free financing, in effect a public subsidy. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Anti-Muslim Rhetoric Causing Harm, Consternation

Staff / Truthdig Aug 27, 2010 Whipping up anti-Muslim sentiment seems to be a favorite pastime of certain practitioners of the art of punditry, particularly but not exclusively on the far right lately -- but it carries some very real consequences, and not just the kind that make headlines. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Colbert Report’: Losing His Religion

Staff / Truthdig Aug 25, 2010 The midterm elections are approaching quickly, and that can mean only one thing: It's time to once again crank up the speculation that President Obama is actually a Muslim. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Right-Wing Wusses

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Aug 24, 2010 The faction that likes to portray itself as a bunch of John Waynes and "mama grizzlies," it turns out, spends an awful lot of time cowering in the corner and complaining about how beastly everyone else is being. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Slow Burn

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This Ruckus Over a Mosque Only Hurts the U.S.

Staff / Truthdig Aug 23, 2010 Did you know that she-pundit Laura Ingraham actually kind of gave her blessing to the project that has now become known, especially in her circles, as the "Ground Zero mosque," and less than a year ago at that? Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Ron Paul Condemns ‘Hate and Islamaphobia’

Staff / Truthdig Aug 23, 2010 The former presidential candidate says opposition to building a mosque near Ground Zero "is all about hate and Islamaphobia" and that the "justification to ban the mosque is no more rational than banning a soccer field in the same place because all the suicide bombers loved to play soccer." (Full statement after the jump). Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Mosque Mania Hits New York (Update)

Staff / Truthdig Aug 23, 2010 Two rival rallies did a lot of shouting at each other in New York on Sunday, but otherwise kept things civil. Hey, this is America, where everyone has the right to express themselves, eat canned cheese and *gasp* worship as they please. Even Scientologists. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Howard Dean Explains His ‘Mosque’ Views to Disappointed Glenn Greenwald

Staff / Truthdig Aug 20, 2010 Salon's Glenn Greenwald called Howard Dean's suggestion that the proposed Islamic community center near Ground Zero be moved the "worst thing I've seen him do." Here, Dean attempts to explain himself. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )